Pancreatitis aguda como presentación de un quiste del conducto biliar en el adulto: Reporte de Caso

Acute pancreatitis as a presentation of bile duct cyst in adults: a case report

Paciente adulta se presentó en la sala de urgencias con un cuadro de pancreatitis aguda como complicación de un quiste del conducto biliar colédoco tipo IV, el cual fue diagnosticado por ultrasonograma abdominal durante su estancia intrahospitalaria.

El diagnóstico de quiste de colédoco es más difícil en la edad adulta ya que los pacientes raramente se presentan con la triada clásica de dolor abdominal, masa palpable e ictericia, presentándose principalmente con alguna manifestación de vías biliares o pancreática benigna. Existen pocas publicaciones en Occidente acerca de este tópico. La importancia en cuanto al diagnóstico temprano, la clasificación del mismo y al tratamiento quirúrgico con la resección total del quiste radica en su alta incidencia hacia el desarrollo de colangiocarcinoma.

An adult female patient who attended an ER with acute pancreatitis as a complication of bile duct cyst disease is described here; she was diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonogram during her hospital stay. A diagnosis of bile duct cysts is difficult to make in adults, since patients rarely present the classic picture of abdominal pain, palpable mass and jaundice; it is mainly presented as a biliary duct or pancreatic tissue complication. There are few publications on this topic in the west. A diagnosis can be made by ultrasound in many cases and is the image study of choice due to its low cost and accessibility. These are only few western publications concerning this subject. The importance of making an early diagnosis, classification and surgical treatment (total resection of the cyst) lies in the high risk of malignancy developing.